“With more and more Arizonans looking to their employers to help them manage their health, employers feel the mounting pressure — because the landscape is changing,” observes Pam Kehaly, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. In fact, she reports nearly half our state’s population is covered by employer-sponsored health insurance — more than 3 million … [More]
Strategies for Businesses and Their Healthcare
What businesses should know about making healthcare affordable
Pam Kehaly, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Healthcare – Is It ‘Just Business’?
Navigating the ever-shifting landscape of healthcare is an extra challenge for businesses as they try to provide valuable healthcare benefits to their employees. In a rapidly evolving healthcare environment, affordability has become a top concern for employers as they strive to balance rising costs with the needs of their workforce. With nearly half of Arizonans relying on … [More]
Feedback: Oct 2024
Q: What is the most important aspect of the healthcare benefits you offer your employees? Sarah Banning, CBP Global Benefits Administrator Plexus Worldwide Sector: Wellness Products I would say the most important aspect at Plexus Worldwide, LLC is affordability. We offer a high-deductible medical plan that is no cost to employees, plus we contribute $1,000 annually to … [More]
Nonprofit Opens Newly Renovated Facility for Adults with Physical and Intellectual Disabilities
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona in North Phoenix celebrated the grand reopening and renaming of its adult day program, ArizonAbility. The nonprofit organization recently received a $250,000 grant from the state of Arizona to upgrade services and opportunities for adults with physical and intellectual disabilities who attend the adult day program. This is the first … [More]
Pain Management Clinic and Behavioral Health Center Opens in Gilbert, Ninth Arizona Location
Recovia announces the grand opening of their new clinic in Gilbert, Arizona on September 30th. This will be Recovia’s first location in Gilbert and its ninth location in Arizona. The new multidisciplinary biopsychosocial clinic, located in Rome Towers at the intersection of East Pecos Road and South Val Vista Drive, will bring Recovia’s non-interventional, integrated, … [More]
Banner Names Executive to Oversee New Partnerships and Ventures
New SVP will lead strategic growth, M&A, joint ventures and new ventures
Mark Garvin joins Banner Health as senior vice president for partnership and new venture development. In this role, he leads enterprise growth with the identification and closure of new partnership and venture development. He oversees market and service growth, with a focus on developing health system business, mergers and acquisitions, diversified services, and joint ventures, … [More]
ASU Awarded $5.8 Million from National Institute on Aging for New Center
Living alone is a lesser-known risk factor for Alzheimer’s and other types of cognitive decline. With an estimated 14 million Americans aging solo — by choice or circumstance — Arizona State University has a plan to help and new funding to support it. This summer, ASU’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation received a $5.8 million grant from the National Institute on … [More]
Healthcare Co. Marks One-Year Milestone of Care Model
Denova Collaborative Health, Arizona’s largest provider of behavioral health services, is marking the one-year milestone of its groundbreaking same-day, next-day behavioral healthcare initiative. While Denova has a 40-year history of serving Arizona residents, within the last year, the company provided treatment for over 36,000 individual patients. This achievement is … [More]
Mayo Is Building the Future of Education and Research in Arizona
Arizona. Bold. Forward. is Mayo Clinic's largest and most visionary campus expansion project to date. The Integrated Education and Research Building marks the conclusion of this monumental capital expansion that more than doubled the campus square-footage and offers expanded capacity and new capabilities. A defining hallmark of Arizona. Bold. Forward. is the 150,000-square-foot … [More]
HonorHealth to Assume Operations of Multiple Steward Health Care Facilities in Arizona
HonorHealth, a leading healthcare system serving more than five million people in the greater Phoenix and Scottsdale areas, has agreed to assume operational control of several Arizona-based Steward Health Care facilities. Beginning today, HonorHealth will assume daily operations of the following Steward Health Care facilities: Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa … [More]
Mesa Public Schools Prioritizes Holistic Teacher, Staff and Leadership Well-being with New Platform
In an initiative to increase the holistic well-being—and retention—of Mesa's more than 9,000 educators, administrators and staff, Mesa Public Schools has entered a contract with corporate well-being company Grokker. Grokker's AI-guided platform provides wrap-around programming to address not only stress, burnout, anxiety and other common mental health challenges but also … [More]
Innovator of Disruptive Medical Devices Announces Strategic Distribution Partnership
Phoenix-based Planatome®, an innovator of disruptive medical devices, leveraging atomic-level polishing from the semiconductor industry, announced a new partnership with Medikana to create distribution throughout Central and South America. Already yielding success within Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Panama, this agreement extends Planatome’s revolutionary scalpel … [More]
Barrow Expands Global Footprint through New Partnership in South Africa
Barrow Neurological Institute is expanding its footprint in global neurological care, education, and research through a new partnership with a South African university. The Barrow Global Neurology program has collaborated with the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa to allow neurology residents to gain clinical experience and a deeper understanding … [More]
Optimizing Mental Wellness for High Performers
High-performing individuals are those who often exceed expectations and go above and beyond to achieve tasks and goals. In the professional setting, these individuals are often executives, athletes, physicians, entrepreneurs, attorneys and small business owners, to name just a few. High performers are often balancing intense workloads from all domains of life, including both … [More]
National Clinical Research Group Launches Arizona Expansion
Axsendo Clinical Research, a national clinical research site network, is excited to announce the opening of its newest location in Phoenix, Arizona. Complementing ACR's existing state-of-the-art facility in Houston, TX, this expansion into the Southwest corridor will increase access to research for Phoenix's diverse patient population. "Phoenix was a strategic … [More]
Joint Venture Health Plan Debuts on the Inc. 5000 List
Banner|Aetna, a joint venture health plan owned by Banner Health and Aetna, a CVS Health company, has been named to the 2024 Inc. Magazine 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private U.S. Companies. The prestigious national ranking recognizes private businesses for their rapid revenue growth over the past three years despite market challenges. Formed with a vision to fix health … [More]
New Banner Children’s Blood & Cancer Center Opens to Serve the East Valley
Banner Health announced the grand opening of the new Banner Children’s Blood & Cancer Center at Banner Children’s at Desert in Mesa. The new center is dedicated to providing comprehensive care for children and young adults up to 19 years old with blood disorders or cancer. The project was made possible by a generous $5 million donation from the James M. Cox Foundation. The … [More]
Banner Health’s Air Ambulance Transport Service Opens Fifth Helicopter Base
BannerAir, Banner Health’s hospital-based air ambulance transport service, opened a base at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center, its fifth base in Arizona. The opening was commemorated with a ribbon cutting ceremony in collaboration with the Casa Grande Fire Department, Eloy Fire Department and the Casa Grande Chamber of Commerce. The base will be home to a new BannerAir … [More]
